Scarce public funds shouldn't be used on DePaul stadium

May 21, 2013

Mayor Rahm Emanuel pleads poverty when it comes to education, public safety and Wrigley Field upgrades. But now he says a new basketball stadium for DePaul University is necessary, even though owners of the United Center offered the venue for free. Why does this require public money? What's wrong with using the United Center? Why not fund education and public safety first?

This is another effort, just like Chicago casino construction and the parking meter fiasco, in which the benefits are overestimated, the costs are hidden, the aldermen are missing in action and there is little oversight.